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    Malcolm S. Salter

    Malcolm Salter has been a member of the Harvard Business School faculty since 1967. His teaching and research focus on issues of corporate strategy, organization, and governance.

    In addition to teaching at HBS, he has held faculty positions at the Harvard... View Details

    Keywords: investment banking industry; investment banking industry; investment banking industry; investment banking industry; investment banking industry; investment banking industry
    • June 1995 (Revised September 1996)
    • Case

    Union Carbide's Bhopal Plant (A)

    By: Debora L. Spar
    In December 1984, a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, sprung a leak, releasing thousands of gallons of highly toxic gas into the atmosphere. By the time the leak was sealed, over 2,000 people had died. In a series of three excerpts from published accounts, the case... View Details
    Keywords: Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Chemicals; Foreign Direct Investment; Chemical Industry; United States; India
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    • January 2025
    • Supplement

    Negotiating a Legacy at Sustainable Harvest (B)

    By: Jillian Jordan, Julian Zlatev, Alicia Dadlani and Martha Hostetter
    The specialty coffee importer Sustainable Harvest was the first certified B Corp in the coffee industry due to its investments in building coffee farmers’ capacity and livelihood. But in 2022, after coffee prices plummeted and the company’s bank declined to extend its... View Details
    Keywords: Negotiation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trust; Ethics; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Volatility; Futures and Commodity Futures; Social Enterprise; Valuation; Business Model; Credit; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Europe
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    • 25 Sep 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout

    reason to deal with the issue of doctor burnout. “Organizations have an ethical imperative to take care of their employees,” Goh says. And doing so could help take care of patients as well by reducing medical errors. Even so, the study... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health
    • 28 Jan 2016
    • Blog Post

    Why Get an MBA?

    and network that would come with an HBS MBA would be invaluable. AWARENESS: Perhaps the most valuable thing HBS offered was tuning my social awareness.  Classes on leadership and accountability force students to have conversations about View Details
    • 01 Oct 1997
    • News

    L.E. Simmons

    of bank teller to become chairman of Zions Bancorporation in Salt Lake City, with teaching him that ethical standards are an intrinsic part of doing business. "He measures his performance in terms of doing the right thing and... View Details
    Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
    • 2006
    • Working Paper

    On the Origin of Shared Beliefs (and Corporate Culture)

    By: Eric J. Van den Steen

    This paper shows why members of an organization often share similar beliefs. I argue that there are two mechanisms. First, when performance depends on making correct decisions, people prefer to work with others who share their beliefs and assumptions, since such... View Details

    Keywords: Organizational Culture; Employees; Values and Beliefs; Mathematical Methods
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    • 08 May 2020
    • Blog Post

    Building a World of Trusted Leaders: Taking the MBA Oath

    leaders. Students representing more than 100 schools around the world have taken this important step toward building a planet with a shared standard for ethical and professional behavior.  The MBA Oath Committee decided to share their... View Details
    • 01 Oct 1999
    • News

    Banking on Success

    Frightening. Frightening if you own them - and just as frightening if you don't. I think most people feel that it's awfully tough not to make an investment in this area. My hat's off to the Warren Buffetts of the world, who have the... View Details
    Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
    • Web

    Published Materials - Creating Emerging Markets

    Tourism and Environmentalism By: Geoffrey Jones JAN 2020 Book Faculty Research Business, Ethics and Institutions: The Evolution of Turkish Capitalism in Global Perspectives By: Asli M. Colpan and Geoffrey Jones OCT 2019 Working Paper... View Details
    • Web

    MBA Program - Alumni

    the School is preparing future leaders for the demands of an ever-changing world. HBS Pilots First Impact Investing Fund HBS’s first student-run Impact Investing Fund focuses on local BIPOC-led and -owned... View Details
    • 11 Aug 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

    the distortion, misrepresentation, and gaming that can happen in even the most ethical companies," Hope continues. "If you're a manager trying to increase spending or get a capital project approved, you put in for 50 percent... View Details
    Keywords: by Loren Gary
    • 17 Mar 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: March 17, 2009

    and other contexts that pose stiff ethical challenges. Trinh seeks to combine his background in financial services with his desire to contribute to Vietnam's economic development, and he has to decide among four job offers with View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

    startup ecosystem to improve your chances of raising capital Get an insider view into the venture capital (VC) process Develop an awareness of the systemic biases and ethical considerations in the startup ecosystem Who Will Benefit... View Details
    • January 2025
    • Case

    A Tiger in the Tank: Exxon Sues Investors

    By: Clayton S. Rose, Sarah Sasso and James Weber
    In June 2024, investors were trying to make sense of ExxonMobil’s (Exxon) lawsuit against two impact investors, Arjuna Capital (Arjuna) and Follow This, that had just been dismissed by the U.S. District Court of Northern Texas. Exxon’s suit challenged the rights of two... View Details
    Keywords: Disruption; Talent and Talent Management; Customer Satisfaction; Decision Making; Demographics; Ethics; Corporate Accountability; Employees; Recruitment; Retention; Leadership; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Adaptation; Investment Activism; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; Energy Industry; United States; Netherlands; Norway
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    • 11 May 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

    the writing of popular film scripts like The Matrix or Star Wars. Character behaviors, actions, and motivations hook the interest of readers at all levels, regardless of their professional experience with IT, while the plot sets up a series of expectations that keep... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • 05 Aug 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat

    aggressive (high testosterone) and stressed (high cortisol). Consider Wall Street, where hard-hitting bankers compete for performance-driven bonuses, where "You eat what you kill" is the informal motto, and where investment fraud is a... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • 13 Oct 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

    focused strategy that builds off your unique strengths. Step 4: Make vital investments during the downturn. Intel and Exxon offer evidence that you cannot wait to make vital investments you need to win in... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • 03 Dec 2014
    • What Do You Think?

    Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?

    Summing Up Can the Brilliance of the "Jerk" Be Tapped? The best business problem cases are those that divide a class into groups making two or more persuasive arguments. The questions of whether or not and how to make View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • Web

    A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni

    Giving A Tradition of Philanthropy Giving A Tradition of Philanthropy Investing in Leadership Donor support advances the School's mission Institutions are made great by the people who support them, and for more than a century alumni and... View Details